Props List for
Inherit the Wind


ACT I


Act I Scene 1a (Street)

General Props:
3 Rubber Worms on ground

Melinda:
Bunch of Daisies

Howard:
Makeshift Fishing Pole
Tin Can with dirt

Rachel:
Suitcase for Bert
Package with Shirt and Tie (in suitcase)

Meeker:
Towel
Shaving Cream
Broom (Straw)
Key ring



Act Scene 1b (Street)

General Props:
Large Table for food (5' long 20" Wide)
"Read Your Bible" Sign with Snaps for courthouse
Wooden Ladder or step stool.
12 Signs for people (see script for phrases)
Money for people who buy things.

Food:
Fried Chicken (1 Platter)
Potato Salad (! Big Bowl)
Various fruits (Apples, Oranges, Appricots) in Bowls
Sandwiches (PB&J, Cheese) (2 platters)

Dishes:
3 Pitchers of Water
2 Pitchers of Lemonade
Paper Plates and napkins
Serving Spoons
Silverware (metal or metal looking)
Paper Cups (Plain)
Table Cloth

Mr. Goodfellow:
Apron
Broom (Straw - same as Meekers)

Mrs. Krebs:
Fancy Fan (still with stick)

Rev. Brown:
Bible

Hornbeck:
Small Suitcase

The McClain's:
Bag of Fans (50 but only 20 in bag)
Trumpet

The Kimbles:
Lemonade Stand
Pitcher of Lemonade
Paper cups
Pitch Pipe
Penny for Monkey

Organ Grinder:
Box with monkey
Tin Cup

Elijah:
Apple Box with Bibles (3 or 4)

Hot Dog Man:
Box with Hotdogs (8 dogs)



Act I Scene 1c (Street)

General Props:
Signs (from 1b)

Mr. Brady:
Empty Plate with bone

Mayor:
Proclamation for Brady
Honorary Col. Certificate

Reporters:
Pads and pencils

Photographer:
Old fashioned camera

Rachel:
Pitcher of Lemonade

Martha:
Pitcher of Ice Tea

Mrs. Blair:
Bowl of Pickeled Apricots

Hornbeck:
Apple (for scene 1d)



Act I Scene 1d (Street)

General Props:
none

Hornbeck:
Apple
Tear Sheet



Act I Scene 1e (Street)

General Props:
Small purse (for one of the women)
Fans for others.

Melinda:
Another Penny

Organ Grinder:
Box with Monkey and tin cup

Drummond:
Small Satchel (for Scene 2a)



Act I Scene 2a (Court Room)

General Props:
Two Tables for Attorneys
1 American flag in corner
4 Hard Backed Chairs for attorneys
1 high back chair for judge
1 chair for witness stand
Water Glasses and pitchers for each table.
Pads of paper for each table
Fans for townfolk and jurors

Judge:
Gavel
High backed chair
Pitcher plus water glass
Various stacks of paper/folders

Meeker:
Clipboard with papers
Stool
Key ring
Announcement about prayer meeting

Drummond:
Grip
Pad of paper
Fan folder
Darwin's Origins of Species

Cates:
Single Pencil and pad

Davenport:
Briefcase or satchel
several Fan Folders
Pad of paper iwht several pens.

Brady:
Fan
Bible
Pad with paper
Briefcase or satchel.

Reporters:
Pads
Pencils
Bellows Camera (for James)



Act I Scene 2b (Court Room)

General Props:
Courtroom stuff (from 2a)
Fans for people
Various cases, briefs, etc. to be carried off.

Brady:
Pen to use to autograph

Mrs. Blair:
Fan

Meeker:
New Indictment sheet

Drummond:
Old Indictment Sheet (in folder)



Act I Scene 2c (Court Room)

General Props:
Courtroom stuff (from scene 2a)

Cates:
Pad
Pencils

Drummond:
Pads
Briefs (folders)
Stachel / Case

Meeker:
Broom (straw)



Act I Scene 3 (Street)

General Props:
2 Hard Backed chairs for Brady's
5 short Benches (2 people)
Bibles (Elijah, Brown, Krebs)
Blankets (Blair's, McClain's, Loomis')
Fans for townfolk

Sarah:
Handkerchief for Matthew
Hand Bag

Reporters:
Pads and Pencils/Pens

Photographer:
Camera with Flash (if possible)

Brady:
Clippings about Hornbeck

Hornbeck:
Newspaper
Pocket Watch

Rev. Brown:
Bible
Pocket Watch

Elijah:
Bible

Mrs. Kimble:
Pitch Pipe and/or hymnal



ACT II


Act II Scene 1 (Court Room)

Same props as in Courtroom in Act I Scene 2a. With the following additions:

Dr. Page:
Rock that splits open to reveal a fossil.



Act II Scene 2 (Court Room)

Same props as in Courtroom in Act I Scene 2a. With the following additions:

Esterbrook:
Old Fashioned Carbon Microphone
50' of cord.

Brady:
Sandwich
Glass of lemonade
Napkins
Speech for end

Jury:
Verdict Sheet

Hornbeck:
Newspaper
Money for Bail

Mr. Meeker:
Reciept for Bail

Eskimo Pie Hawker:
Box of Eskimo Pies

Mayor:
Telegram

Rachel:
Suitcase
Darwin's Origin of Species



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Authored by Chris Springfield, Director of "Inherit the Wind"
This page last updated 3/21/96